Today is the anniversary of the first performance (in 1924) of Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin. BTW, Gershwin was 24 when he composed this. This clip is from a 1945 movie recreating the first performance.
I was sad to read about the death, earlier this week, of Mary Wilson, one of the original members of the Supremes. The group had five consecutive number one hits in 1964 and 1965 including this:
Today is the birthday of Carole King (1942). She wrote and performed so many wonderful songs that it’s hard to choose what to post. So here are two of my favorites.
Job interviewer: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?Me: I personally believe my biggest weakness is listening.
I’ve been doing a lot of abstract painting lately, extremely abstract. No brush, no paint, no canvas, I just think about it.
If humans held hands around the equator of the earth, most of them would drown.
Whoever said nothing is impossible never tried slamming a revolving door!
I have a condition that stops me from dieting. I get hungry.
Yesterday I bought a sweet car online.Previously owned by Neil Diamond.
I’ve started writing a book about hurricanes and tornados.It’s only a draft at the moment.
I was walking past the fridge last night when I thought I heard the onions singing Bee Gees songs.When I opened the door, it was just the chives talking.
I never thought I would be the kind of person who would get up at 5:00am and exercise.And I was right.
Dog wins!
Today is the birthday, in 1948 of Dan Seals – the younger brother of Jim Seals of ‘Seals and Croft’. Dan had a remarkable music career in his own right. Before moving to country music where he had a number of hits, he was known as ‘English Dan’ and, with John Ford Coley, had this soft rock hit.
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